Junior Battles is about connecting with the tiny, enthusiastic, sober 16 year-old buried deep inside each and every one of us. And then pouring 40s of Black Ice all over them, raging to old Punkorama comps all night, and passing out at dawn.

Since releasing Hotel Bibles on Toronto punk imprint Black Pint Records in April of last year, Junior Battles has turned into an unintentional road beast. Initially conceived as a lazy, friendly way to hang out and play throwback pop-punk, Junior Battles got a lot more real in the summer of 2009, clocking a girlfriend-troubling number of hours between Ontario, Quebec, and the East Coast of the U.S., all while learning to sleep in new, exciting positions on strange, foreign floors.

Since then, they've bought a really old van, made a lot of new friends, and released a self-titled four-song 7" on Square Up Records and a split with O Pioneers!!! on Kiss of Death. Plus, they've eaten a morbid amount of Taco Bell.